Some five months after the decapitated and dismembered body of Jorge Steven López Mercad was found, another LGBT assault in Puerto Rico: “A transgender woman was found stabbed to death in her home outside San Juan on Monday, April 19. Primera Hora reported authorities discovered Ashley Santiago’s naked body in the kitchen of her house in Corozal, which is roughly 25 miles southwest of the Puerto Rican capital. Santiago, 31, was a popular hair stylist at a local salon. El Nuevo Día reported Santiago’s mother went to a local police station to report she had not heard from her daughter since Sunday, April 18. … Investigators have yet to determine whether Santiago’s killer (or killers) murdered her because of her gender identity or expression, but Pedro Julio Serrano of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force urged authorities to investigate her death as a possible hate crime.” [Edge]

One of the many reasons why I left that god forsaken toilet of an island.

Apr 20, 2010 at 4:57 pm · @Reply ·

gina

Oh, she’s “queer”… did you ask her? Or is this just another way to ignore the trans identity of a victim? Yes, it’s another horrible murder of someone presenting as female in Puerto Rico (as was the Lopez Mercado case). Wanna bet which one gets more community and media attention?

There is also this recent murder in Charlotte, NC… why is no one reporting on this case?: